FILE PHOTO: A health worker prepares a syringe with the Sinovac Biotech's Coronavac vaccine for the coronavirus disease , at Sta. Ana Hospital, in Manila, Philippines, March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie DavidMANILA: The Philippines is on track with its COVID-19 inoculation drive, the head of the government's vaccine strategy said on Sunday , addressing criticisms that the rollout has been slow as worries grow about a surge in new cases.
" is on track in implementing its immunisation programme and optimistic that it would be able to achieve its target of inoculating about 70 per cent of the country's population within this year," Galvez said in a statement.The country's vaccination drive started on Mar 1 with 600,000 Sinovac shots donated by China. The Philippines also received an initial 525,600 doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine through the COVAX facility.
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